Diekstra Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Diekstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 161 | 1:104,889 | 16,937 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Diekstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diekstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diekstra occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diekstra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,353,468th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Diekstra live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Diekstra is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 104,889. In The Netherlands Diekstra is primarily found in: Friesland, where 25 percent are found, South Holland, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 19 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dikstra | 93 | 37 | / |
| Dekstra | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dijkstra | 88 | 28,369 | / |
| Duikstra | 88 | 7 | / |
| Djikstra | 88 | 4 | / |
| Diskstra | 88 | 2 | / |
| Diykstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Digkstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Deykstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dijskstra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Diijkstra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dykstra | 80 | 14,872 | / |
| Diextra | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dukstra | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dykestra | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dyskstra | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dykstrau | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dichstra | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dyckstra | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dextra | 71 | 210 | / |
| Dykstra's | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dextras | 67 | 142 | / |
| Dykstre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Diextre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dykstro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dextrat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dixtray | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dextrait | 63 | 76 | / |
| Dextreaux | 59 | 0 | / |
| Dextre | 57 | 4,610 | / |
| Dextro | 57 | 125 | / |
| Dextri | 57 | 3 | / |
| Dextré | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dyxtra | 57 | 0 | / |
| Dextres | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dextrer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dexttre | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dextreit | 50 | 27 | / |
| Dextrous | 50 | 10 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diekstra
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